When I started this wonderful hobby, 38 years ago, BFOs were the most prevalent detector out there. I remember when I found my very first coin, with my Garrett BFO (no discrimination at all), it was a 1935 Buffalo Nickel, on a school playground. That was in January 1974. I remember thinking
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Ahhhhhh, Does it EVER End????!!!!?
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banditicey
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LOVELY
Here's To All Your Future Firsts
Here's To All Your Future Firsts
earthmansurfer
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Nice story and thx for sharing it. As I rode a train the other day I realized how many untapped spots are still out there, so many churches here!
E-TREC-Virginia
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Very nice write-up/story. I've been doing this for 39 years and remember all of my firsts as well.
Jesse W. McComas
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Firsts will keep on coming. I started in 1968 at the age of 15 with a Metrotec-220A. That will be 44 years as of June 11th. I am still finding ,"FIRSTS" I hope to be hunting into my Seventies!!!. I will be 59 on June 11th. Keep going and Enjoy!!! HH...Jesse W. McComas.
E-TREC-Virginia
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Jesse W. McComas said:
Jesse - Keep going past the Seventies. My dad is 80 and still going strong, so I'm thinking he'll shoot for the Nineties. I hope I (and you) can last as long as my dad. I first started out in 1973 as a 13 year old. My dad got me into it and bought me my first machine. It was a Heath Kit machine that you had to put together yourself and worked quite well. I found a lot of firsts with that machine and used to go Civil War hunting with my dad almost every weekend. I sure do miss those days. He lives in Florida now, so I only get to detect with him when he comes to visit or I go down there. Anyway, thanks for your story and hope you have many more great detecting years ahead of you.
scampman_73
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Great Story! It's inspiring for us young bucks who are just getting started and still learning, it's nice to know the thrill stays strong. thanks
niterider_58
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Nice story
treasure sstate
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I remember those days. Had one of those little grey colored Garrett BFO's got it in 1971 I believe. Found a lot of coins with that machine. Sure a lot better than the first piece of junk I bought in 1962. And now the Etrac I am sure it is my last one as I have ALS and it will end for me in the not to distant future. It was a fun journey through time silver coins were easy to come by back then especially since I was the only one in the county with a metal detector.
Nothing beats that anticipation. When you're hunting, and you come across that sweet sounding signal, and while you're digging you have no idea what lies beneath the soil. The adrenaline rush, and excitement of a possible huge silver coin, or a ring etc. It's that split second when you pull the dirt back and finally see a glimmer of silver when your heart races and you know you're about to uncover something awesome that's been there for who knows how long, and then holding it in your hand wondering who had it last, what they were doing the day they dropped it. Nothing compares to that. It's what drives me to hunt.
E-TREC-Virginia
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ronfin said:
No, I need the money. Just kidding!!! It get under your skin and will not let go. It's not unusually for me to go to bed at night and dream about finding new places to hunt and finding all kinds of silver and gold coins. I've had a lot of firsts in my dreams.
trappercnc
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Greetings all! I just joined this site and have enjoyed all the interesting discussion.
Christmas , 1973 began my wonderful journey in the world of "detecting". Got a brand new Relco BFO......what a piece of junk
! Still , I found a couple of horse shoes and other assorted iron relics with it around our 1897 Farmhouse and have been hooked ever since.
Summer , 1974 , I spent a month of summer vacation with an uncle in Dayton , OH. He is the one who got me interested in detecting and used a Whites Goldmaster 66TR at the time. He was gracious enough to allow me to use it every day while he was at work and , WOW , what an improvement over that Relco.
Found my first silvers , first rings , and lots of stuff that month. Christmas , 1974 I found a brand new Whites Alaskan TR Hipmount detector under the tree! Found many wheaties and silver coins in the old yard with that one. In the years that followed I have owned several different Whites , and even a Garret ADS , and have made some good finds. In 1982 I bought a Whites 5000D Series II and got my first exposure to what GEB discrimination can do for you. I ran a 10" coil with a hipmount kit and found many silver dimes @ 6-8 inches and a few silver spills @ 9-10 inches! Found my oldest coin , an 1812 Large Cent , with it at about 9 inches! Summer , 1983 was my best silver year with 100 dimes , 10 quarters , and 2 Walking Liberty Halves.
Here it is 2012 already (where do the years go?) and I have retired my old , trusty , Whites Coinmaster 6000 Di Series 3 (circa 1986) , and am now the proud owner on a Minelab E-Trac! Have only taken it out once so far , but was impressed. I now own this 1897 farmhouse and spent 30 minutes checking out the totally worked out yard (or so I thought) Easter Sunday and found a 1944 Wheatie that was only 3 inches deep , BUT , it was directly over top of an iron (null)signal. This was with factory pre-sets so I am hopeful , that once I learn this machine , all those "worked out" sites may just have new life. Am glad to have found this forum and hope to learn alot from it!
Christmas , 1973 began my wonderful journey in the world of "detecting". Got a brand new Relco BFO......what a piece of junk
! Still , I found a couple of horse shoes and other assorted iron relics with it around our 1897 Farmhouse and have been hooked ever since.Summer , 1974 , I spent a month of summer vacation with an uncle in Dayton , OH. He is the one who got me interested in detecting and used a Whites Goldmaster 66TR at the time. He was gracious enough to allow me to use it every day while he was at work and , WOW , what an improvement over that Relco.
Found my first silvers , first rings , and lots of stuff that month. Christmas , 1974 I found a brand new Whites Alaskan TR Hipmount detector under the tree! Found many wheaties and silver coins in the old yard with that one. In the years that followed I have owned several different Whites , and even a Garret ADS , and have made some good finds. In 1982 I bought a Whites 5000D Series II and got my first exposure to what GEB discrimination can do for you. I ran a 10" coil with a hipmount kit and found many silver dimes @ 6-8 inches and a few silver spills @ 9-10 inches! Found my oldest coin , an 1812 Large Cent , with it at about 9 inches! Summer , 1983 was my best silver year with 100 dimes , 10 quarters , and 2 Walking Liberty Halves.
Here it is 2012 already (where do the years go?) and I have retired my old , trusty , Whites Coinmaster 6000 Di Series 3 (circa 1986) , and am now the proud owner on a Minelab E-Trac! Have only taken it out once so far , but was impressed. I now own this 1897 farmhouse and spent 30 minutes checking out the totally worked out yard (or so I thought) Easter Sunday and found a 1944 Wheatie that was only 3 inches deep , BUT , it was directly over top of an iron (null)signal. This was with factory pre-sets so I am hopeful , that once I learn this machine , all those "worked out" sites may just have new life. Am glad to have found this forum and hope to learn alot from it!